Objective To synthesize gatifloxacin as an antibiotic agent.Methods Gatifloxacin was synthesized from 3-methoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid by acylchorination,condensed with diethyl malonate,partial hydrolysis and decarboxylation,condensed with triethylorthoformate,cyclopropylamine displacement,cyclization,reacted with triacyloxyborate,and condensed with 2-methylpiperazine and then hydrosis.Results The total yield of gatifloxacin was 43.2%.Conclusion The process with a high ...